The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in New York is $56,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $64,880.
Pay spans roughly $43,910 at the 10th percentile to $94,520 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.14 per hour. An estimated 1,410 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in New York.
| Median (annual) | $56,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $64,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.14 |
| 10th percentile | $43,910 |
| 90th percentile | $94,520 |
| Employment | 1,410 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.